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Westfakia t1_j64t5q7 wrote

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And who decides what happens to the fissionable components? You can’t exactly leave them lying around.

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IcarusOnReddit t1_j64u03w wrote

Throw em in a helicopter and take them?

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Westfakia t1_j64z601 wrote

Take them where?

Who’s gonna approve a flight plan for fissionables across international borders?

This isn’t tinkertoys, it’s weapons grade uranium and plutonium. I don’t want it flying anywhere near me, keeping it on the ground is much safer. The stuff is also highly sought after by undesirables, so it needs to be done with the utmost in security. Easier said than done.

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